Volume 19, Issue 2 (2026) Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Physiology, Metabolism, and Nutrition

Original Research

Fitness-Fatness Index on Predicting Cardiovascular Outcomes in College-Aged Students
Dalton S. Lesser, Cooper E. Davis, Logan C. Kimball, Zachary S. Zeigler

Liking of Sweetness and Amount of Accidental Swallowing are Associated with the Ergogenic Effect of Mouth Rinses on Walking Energy Expenditure in Recreationally Active Men
Zeynep Altınkaya, Uğur Dal, Dilan Deniz Yılmaz, Hüseyin Yanık, Gülhan Temel, Maria Geraldine Veldhuizen

Effects of Red Wine and Daily Exercise on Glycemic Control in Insulin Resistant Individuals
Kirk A. Abraham, Mackenzie N. Buckler, Connor B. Evans, Ava B. Hutt, Megan K. Wasson, and Hannah E. Woggon

HIIT versus MICT on Blood Pressure and Cardiac Biomarkers in L-NAME-induced Hypertensive Rats
Monica Dwi Jalma, Imelda Rosalyn Sianipar, Roman Ardian Goenarjo, Nurul Paramita, Dewi Irawati Soeria Santoso

Eight Weeks of Resistance Training Supplemented with Beta-Alanine and Sodium Bicarbonate Increased Muscle Cross-Sectional Area
Jamil Jafari Pouresmaeili, Saied Jalal Aboodarda, Hamid Rajabi

Travel-Related Changes in Physiological Health Markers: The Effects of Transmeridian Travel on Female Volleyball Players
Lincoln A. Gotshalk, Aurelia Gallagher, Haley Williams, Alise Jackson, Alexander Nagurney, Daniel Wetter, Corbin Haley